Notes: Within Each Category, Resources Are Listed by Most Recommended and Additional
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RESOURCES FOR GROUPS OVERALL BIBLE & CORE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES ............................................................................ 2 OVERALL DISCIPLESHIP & GROWTH ............................................................................................... 3 DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDIES .............................................................................................................. 3 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE ...................................................................................................................... 4 CHARACTER & ATTRIBUTES OF GOD .............................................................................................. 5 GROUNDED IN GRACE & GOD’S LOVE ............................................................................................ 5 FREEDOM IN CHRIST: YOUR IDENTITY & AUTHORITY IN CHRIST ................................................... 6 NEEDS, DESIRES & IDOLS OF THE HEART ........................................................................................ 6 INTERACTIVE JOURNALING AND RECOGNIZING GOD’S VOICE ...................................................... 7 RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY ................................................................................................ 7 TOWARDS A GENEROUS LIFE (Finances, Time, Spiritual Gifts, Calling) .......................................... 8 APOLOGETICS, CULTURE & DISCERNMENT .................................................................................... 9 INTERCESSORY PRAYER , MISSIONS & REVIVAL............................................................................ 10 MEN’S STUDIES ............................................................................................................................. 10 WOMEN’S STUDIES ....................................................................................................................... 11 MARRIAGE & FAMILY .................................................................................................................... 12 LEADERSHIP & MENTORING ......................................................................................................... 13 SUPPLEMENTAL: GENERAL CHRISTIAN GROWTH ......................................................................... 13 RECOVERY AND SUPPORT GROUPS .............................................................................................. 14 Notes: Within each category, resources are listed by Most Recommended and Additional. Within those categories, they are listed (for the most part) alphabetically by last name. Resources that are on DVD or Rightnowmedia are notated with (DVD) or (RNM). DVD material almost always has workbooks; RNM material may and or may not have workbooks. OVERALL BIBLE & CORE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES Most Recommended: Wayne Grudem: o Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith o Christian Beliefs: 20-Life Transforming Truths (DVD) George Guthrie: Read the Bible for Life: Listen. Understand. Respond. (DVD) Chip Ingram: The Invisible War (DVD, RNM) Rob Renfroe: The Trouble with the Truth: Balancing Truth and Grace (DVD) Memorizing Scripture (Leaders: would appreciate your recommendation of resources here.) Additional: Randy Alcorn: Heaven (DVD) Gordon Fee, Douglas Stuart: How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth (DVD) John A. Forrester: Grace for Shame: The Forgotten Gospel Chip Ingram: Heaven: It’s Not What You Think (DVD) Henrietta Mears: What the Bible Is All About o What The Bible Is All About 101: Genesis Through Esther (13 weeks) o What the Bible Is All About 102: Job through Malachi (13 weeks) o What the Bible is All about 201: New Testament: Matthew-Philippians (13 weeks) o What the Bible is All about 202 New Testament: Colossians-Revelations (13 weeks) Stephen Nichols: Why We Trust the Bible (DVD) Francis Schaeffer: 25 Basic Bible Studies R.C. Sproul: o Foundations: An Overview of Systematic Theology (DVD) o Dust to Glory: An Overview of the Bible (DVD, RNM) John Stott: o Understanding the Bible o The Bible and the Christian Life: Six Sessions on the Authority, Interpretation, and Use of Scripture (DVD) Ray Vander Laan: That the World May Know series OT and NT overview (DVD) 2 OVERALL DISCIPLESHIP & GROWTH Most Recommended: Rooted from Mariners Church Henry and Richard Blackaby, Claude King: Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God – Tim Chester: You Can Change: God’s Transforming Power for Our Sinful Behavior & Negative Emotions Eric Geiger: Identity: Who You are in Christ (could include Spiritual Gifts with Chapter 5: You are His Servant) J.D. Greear: Gospel Revolution: Recovering the Power of Christianity (DVD) Tim Keller: Prodigal God: Finding Your Place at the Table (DVD) Francis Schaeffer: True Spirituality Additional: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship Jerry Bridges: Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love Francis Chan, Mark Beuving: Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples (RNM) Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Holiness: The Heart God Purifies C.S. Lewis Institute: Heart & Mind Discipleship Program (see www.cslewisinstitute.org) (some DVD) Greg Ogden: Discipleship Essentials: A Guide to Building Your Life in Christ John Ortberg : The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People (DVD) David Platt: Radical (DVD) David Platt: Follow Me: A Call to Die. A Call to Live. (DVD) John White: The Fight: A Practical Handbook for Christian Living Dallas Willard: Renovation of the Heart (DVD, RNM) Jared Wilson: Gospel Wakefulness World Harvest Missions (Serge): Sonship World Harvest Mission (Serge): Gospel series of 3 books DISCOVERY BIBLE STUDIES Various – example scripture lists: o Trust A: Genesis 1:1-31; Genesis 3:1-24; Genesis 6:9-22; Exodus 20:1-21; Leviticus 4:1-35; Isaiah 53; Hosea 3:1-5; Luke 1:26-38, 2:1-20; Luke 5:17-26 o Obey: Mark 7:17-23; Luke 9:21-25; Luke 18:9-14; Ephesians 2:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; Psalm 119:1-8; Romans 12:1-2; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 o Disciple: Matthew 28:16-20; Luke 14:25-34; 2 Timothy 2:1-10; John 15:1-17; Matthew 5:1- 16; 2 Corinthians 5:16-20; Hebrews 5:11-14; Matthew 7:15-28 3 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE Most Recommended: Tim Keller: God’s Word for You series Beth Moore Bible studies (DVD) Priscilla Shirer: Jonah: Navigating a Life Interrupted (DVD) John Stott: Ephesians: Building a Community in Christ Discovery Bible Studies - various Additional: Christian Basics Bible studies by InterVarsity Knowing the Bible series from Crossway The Gospel Coalition studies (DVD) LifeGuide Bible studies from InterVarsity (some DVD) The Navigators Bible studies (some DVD) Stonecroft Ministries Bible studies Rightnowmedia: various John Stott Bible studies Kathleen Buswell Nielson: Living Word Bible studies D.A. Carson, David Morlan: The Gospel of Luke: From the Outside In (DVD) Carolyn Custis James: The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules J.D. Greear: Hebrews: Christ is Better (RNM) Nancy Guthrie: Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament series (DVD) C.S. Lewis: Reflections on the Psalms John MacArthur Bible studies (some DVD) Kathleen Nielson, D.A.Carson: Rebuild: A Study in Nehemiah (DVD) 4 CHARACTER & ATTRIBUTES OF GOD Most Recommended: Jim Cymbala, Jennifer Schuchmann: When God’s Spirit Moves kit; Spirit Rising: Tapping into the Power of the Holy Spirit (DVD) John Bishop: God Distorted J. I. Packer: Knowing God John Piper: Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die Ann Spangler: The Names of God: 52 Bible Studies for Individuals and Groups Additional: D.A. Carson: The God Who is There: Finding Your Place in God’s Story (DVD, RNM) Francis Chan: Crazy Love (DVD, RNM) J.D. Greear: Jesus, Continued...: Why the Spirit Inside You is Better Than Jesus Beside You (DVD) Chip Ingram: God: As He Longs for You To See Him (RNM; DVD) Beth Moore: The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (DVD) R.C. Sproul: o The Holiness of God (DVD, RNM) Stonecroft Ministries: o Who is Jesus? o What is God Like? o Who is the Holy Spirit? John Stott: The Cross of Christ A.W. Tozer: o The Attributes of God, Volume 1: A Journey into the Father's Heart o The Attributes of God Volume 2: Deeper into the Father's Heart GROUNDED IN GRACE & GOD’S LOVE Most Recommended: Jerry Bridges: Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love Bob George: Classic Christianity: Life's Too Short to Miss the Real Thing Freedom In Christ Ministries (Goss, Miller, Graham): The Grace Course (DVD) Scotty Smith: Objects of His Affection: Coming Alive to the Compelling Love of God Robert Morris: Amazing Grace (DVD) Additional: Elyse M. Fitzpatrick: Because He Loves Me: How Christ Transforms Our Daily Life (DVD) John A. Forrester: Grace for Shame: The Forgotten Gospel 5 FREEDOM IN CHRIST: YOUR IDENTITY & AUTHORITY IN CHRIST Most Recommended: Neil Anderson: o Freedom in Christ Discipleship Course (DVD) o Victory Over the Darkness: Realize the Power of Your Identity in Christ (DVD) Matt Chandler: Recovering Redemption: How Christ Changes Everything (DVD) Eric Geiger: Identity: Who You Are in Christ Charles H. Kraft: I Give You Authority: Practicing the Authority Jesus Gave Us (DVD) Beth Moore: Breaking Free: The Journey The Stories (DVD) Various teachers: Emotional Wholeness & Deliverance Additional: Jerry Bridges: Who Am I?: Identity in Christ Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom Tony Evans: Free At Last: Experiencing True Freedom Through Your Identity in Christ (DVD) Craig Groeschel: